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Full Name:
Sungwoon KANG
Born in
Busan , Republic of
Korea (1975)
The
26th Generation, Branch of Sir. Baksa(Gyeyong KANG), the KANG Family originated in Jinjoo, Korea
(Founder:
Gen. I-sik
KANG ,
Commander-in-chief,
Goguryeo Kingdom
which was one of three kingdoms in ancient Korea )
Graduated from
Gwangnam
Elementary School ,
Daechun Middle School and
Guemsung High School in Busan, Korea
Left
Dept. Metallurgical Engineering of
Yonsei
University midway which is the most famous private university in Korea
by my own decision in order to change major subject to political
science and study abroad (April 1999)
Photo of Entrance Ceremony
to Yonsei
Rooters'
Song for Younsei University
(2.86Mb)
Joined
22nd Infantry Division ,
Republic of Korea
Army (July 1996)
Photo of Full Armaments
Served in
a campaign for sweeping invading
spies of People's Army (September~November,1996)
More about
The Case of
Submarine Infiltration on an East-coast Beach (September 18,
1996)
Discharged from
active list and converted into
reserve status
(September 1998). Now a reserve Sgt., Republic of Korea Army
Chief Planning Officer, web
company 'R-TV' established by students as a venture company (September 1998~May 1999)
D eparted
for Japan from Korea to study abroad after left Yonsei University
midway by own desicion(20 June, 1999)
Granted admission to
Faculty of
Policy Management, Keio University which is the
most famous private university in Japan (1999)
Awarded
The Yamaoka Kenichi
Memorial Scholarship which covered whole school fees to
Keio University (February 2000)
Granted admission to Course of Political
Science,
Faculty of Law ,
The University of Tokyo (April 2000)
World
University Rankings 2004 by The Times (PDF 80Kb)
Rooters' Song
for Tokyo University "O-ozora"
Rooters'
Song for Tokyo University "Tada Hitotsu"
S tudied international politics under
Prof. Kiichi Fujiwara at
The University of Tokyo
Awarded
The Seiho Foundation
Scholarship (President
Geunsik Lee , Chairman of The Grand Tokyo)
which covered whole living expenses and hosing cost (2000~2004)
Membership, ' 20C-School '
and 'Korea-Japan Youth Forum' which are social & studying membership
circles composed of multinational youths who have public spirit
Awarded
Nissan NPO Learning Scholarship (June 2000), and
conferred C ertificate
by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (June 27, 2001)
Private
Letter from President of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Final Activity
Report (Japanese )
Worked as
Program Associate
for
Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
(July 2000 ~ August 2005 )
Won
The Award
for Encouragement by the National Institute for
Diffusion of Chinese Character, Korea (Dec. 2000)
Finished
PFI (Private
Finance Initiative) Course at
The ARK Toshijuku (city college) which is a
professional school established by
ARK Academy Hills , Tokyo, Japan (October 2000~March 2001).
Awarded scholarship(the 25th term-student)
Do you know
PFI? (Ref. Unison Co., UK)
Produced a final report on
' Examination of PFI Bridge And Road Construction
Project' , and obtained
The Certificate
of Finishing PFI Course (March 27, 2001)
Appeared in
Sentaku (Alternative) which is a Japanese monthly magazine
for the best and the brightest in Japan
Paper :
Japan's New Diplomatic
Posture; Growing Suspicions in South Korea about Japan's Future
Intentions , Sgt. Sungwoon Kang, p.109~109, Sentaku, January
2003, Japan
Information on Sentaku
Failed to get admission to The Matsushita
Institute of Government and Management (MIGM) where
have admitted only Japanese citizenship holders and no foreigners as
a regular
(September 2003)
Recommendation Letter
from Amb. Koji Watanabe who is one of my patron (in Japanese)
Application: Page1 / Page2 / Page3 (Japanese)
Essay
(Japanese, PDF 748 KB)
Deep Emotions as a failure who tried to be the first
international student of MIGM (1) / (2)
(in Korean and Japanese)
Won
Grand
Prix (The Championship) at
The
Yukio
Ozaki Memorial National Youth
Speech
Contest . Participated as a
representative of the University of Tokyo and the only foreigner
(November 23, 2003), Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Transcript (translation):
An International
Student from Korea Thinks; Future Posture of Japanese Youth (PDF
1.25Mb)
The Ozaki Memorial Speech Contest?
(by Asahi Shimbun)
Evaluation
from one of jurors, Mr. Kan SUZUKI who is a Member of House of Councilors (by Suzukan Magazine No.31)
Photo 1 / Photo 2 /
Photo3
Movie containing my speech (Windows
Media Player 39.1MB)
Won
The Award for
Excellence from Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ban Ki-moon, a Secretary General of
The United Nations at present (October 10, 2004) at
T he 3rd
National Inter-collegiate UN Essay Contest which is a nationwide essay contest with the
support of
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Trade and
the
Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS),
Seoul, Korea
Title:
Nuclear
Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) and North Korean Nuclear Issue;
Korean Strategy Based on Intellectual Flexibility, Sungwoon
Kang, 2004 (PDF )
Recommendation Letter from
Professor Hiroshi Takahashi who is Dean of Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo (PDF 300kb)
Photo 1
/
Photo 2
Granted
admission to
Graduate School of Public Policy
(GraSPP) , The University of Tokyo (October 15, 2004)
Became a member of
The Gakushikai
as an alumnus of The University of Tokyo. The Gakushikai has been an
academic community & social club in Japan since its establishment in
1886(March 11, 2005).
Graduated in
law(BA) at The University of Tokyo (March 25, 2005), Tokyo,
Japan.
Granted admission to
School of
International Service
(SIS), American University (DC), USA (August, 2005). Majored East
Asian international relations (MA course). Finished 3 semesters
there, and left temporarily (January, 2007) due to the Presidential
Election in Korea.
Media Release Related with Me
The
Chosun-ilbo (Korea) , Oct.29,1994
(English)
The
Chosun-ilbo (Korea) , May.15,1995
Korea Defense
Today (Korea) , Aug.27,1997
Japan
Times , Jun.14,2000
(English)
Tokyo
Shimbun , Jun.23,2000 (Morning)
Enjoy
Learning , Monthly Journal of Tokyo-to, Jan.17,2001
Campus
Life , The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct.01,2001
Asahi Shimbun ,
April 01,2002 (Morning)
(English)
Sentaku (The Alternative) , Jan.,2003
(English)
Tokyo University Internet Media , Mar 17,2003
Kanagawa Shimbun,
Nov 24,2003
Tsukimachi Life Magazine 'My
Town', Dec.18,2003
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The Highest Loyalty to My Country
Honor to an Alliance and Other Neighboring Countries
Gratitute for My Ancestors and My Family Tree
My Family and Respect to My Parents
Appreciative Words to My Benefactor
Bosom Friends and Faithfulness with Them
My Military Service Days
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